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- Just plug in your drive, select it, press the cog. Edit Mount Options Change the label and/or display name.
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Apr 17, 2019 · You can always name an EXT file-system. With GPT you can name a partition too. I would boot a Live Session Mint and use the Accessory gparted to do that. Your mount instructions in File /etc/fstab would need to be manually edited and a new mount point (folder) made.
- (Solved)How to Rename a Drive ? - Linux Mint Forums
The object to be renamed or relabeled is a thumb drive that...
- (Solved)How to Rename a Drive ? - Linux Mint Forums
Feb 17, 2023 · The object to be renamed or relabeled is a thumb drive that has files I wish to keep. For that reason, I cannot format in order to rename. I just want to rename without formatting. What terminal command do I use?
May 11, 2023 · You are speaking of a filesystem label (which is to say that it changes when you reformat the device). In Mint, using "Disks" and right-clicking the partition/filesystem (somewhere -- don't have "Disks" front of me) should be the easiest way to rename the filesystem.
Sep 20, 2019 · 1) Go to your applications. 2) Search for Disks. 3) Click on Disks to start the application. 4) Select the hard disk on the left. 5) Then select the partition to be renamed to the right under Volumes. 6) Click on the little block / stop icon to unmount the partition (Unmount selected partition) 7) Click on the gear icon.
Oct 12, 2013 · Method 1# using dosfslabel ( As @Macro suggested ) Umount Partition. sudo umount <device> Set Label using : sudo dosfslabel <device> label. Method 2# using mtools.
Jun 10, 2016 · You can use GParted to rename partition. To install GParted use, $ sudo apt-get install gparted. Launch GParted -> Unmount the drive -> Rename by setting new label. For more info visit this website.
If that's the case, then renaming the filesystem with any of the commands that Hans Chen has mentioned, or with GParted, should do the trick. The MBR Partitioning system does not support partition labels; however, the GPT system does.